Very nicely put, Mathias. I can relate my experiences with riding on city streets, mountain biking, gravel riding, racing in crits, crashing in various ways, *etc.*, but it's all borderline article-of-faith stuff, anyway. While I used to wear a helmet on rides religiously between ages 15 and 30, at some point I started to get massive headaches after just a half hour of doing so. I've tried many different shapes and brands, some costing upward of $250, same thing. So, for the past 15+ years, I've taken to riding mainly dirt roads and stopped wearing a helmet. My speed and position haven't changed. I've noticed two main things: 1) I don't get headaches from riding, and 2) more drivers give me greater courtesy / respect than before.
- Max "living on the edge" in A2 On Monday, June 17, 2024 at 8:41:41 AM UTC-4 Mathias Steiner wrote: > The logic here is sound. Wear a helmet all the time. > > The issue is that the same logic applies to wearing a helmet while > driving. Most head injuries occur in car accidents. And then there's the > home, slip & falls etc. A biking buddy of mine slipped on ice and hit his > head, had to go to the hospital for a few days. No he wasn't wearing a > helmet. Wasn't cycling either. So what am I supposed to do, put on a helmet > when I get up in the morning? > > I mix and match, and always wear it on group rides, which were the only > occasions I've crashed over the years. > To make matters more complicated, I seem to get more respect from, ah, > rural traffic when I'm wearing a ball cap. Strictly anecdotal, of course. > > cheers -m > > On Monday, June 17, 2024 at 12:28:40 AM UTC-4 Nick A. wrote: > >> *TBI sorry all >> >> On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 11:46:27 PM UTC-4 Nick A. wrote: >> >>> I had a TBA as a result of a bike crash a number of years ago, and was >>> wearing a helmet. Had I not been, I'd be dead. So, I wear a helmet every >>> time. >>> >>> On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 9:59:40 PM UTC-4 Andrew Turner wrote: >>> >>>> $0.02: If I get hit, I want my appearance to reflect that I ride to be >>>> safe and seen, not that I was being reckless or at the wrong place at the >>>> wrong time. The optics unfortunately matter despite the psychology backing >>>> up riding helmetless. All those who invented/coinvented the mountain bike >>>> and have a mustache get the green light though IMO. >>>> On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 4:45:37 PM UTC-5 aeroperf wrote: >>>> >>>>> Purple potato indeed! >>>>> >>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/jun/16/gordon-ramsay-lucky-to-be-here-after-us-bike-crash >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qus2wiRUVBw> >>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/786e25d2-93c8-4ffd-9db5-186d496a7524n%40googlegroups.com.
